"Monthly streaming bills will go up by $1: Paramount+ Essential, the ad-supported plan, is going from $7.99 to $8.99 per month while Premium, the ad-free plan that includes Showtime content, will go from $12.99 to $13.99 per month. And annual plans are going up even more significantly - from $59.99 to $89.99 per year for Essential and $119.99 to $139.99 for Premium. Those are still discounts off the monthly rates, but ... yikes! And oh yeah, free trials are going away too."
"The company - which just swallowed up the Free Press for $150 million and is remaking CBS News in Bari Weiss's image, recently laid off 2,000 employees, and is actively bidding to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery - promises the extra dollar a month will go toward "an even stronger slate of programming." Recall that in August, the company also paid $7.7 billion to snag the media rights to the UFC for seven years."
Paramount Skydance will raise Paramount+ prices on January 15, 2026. Monthly rates increase by $1: Essential moves from $7.99 to $8.99 and Premium from $12.99 to $13.99. Annual plans jump from $59.99 to $89.99 for Essential and $119.99 to $139.99 for Premium. Free trials will be discontinued. The company recently acquired the Free Press for $150 million, remade CBS News in Bari Weiss's image, laid off 2,000 employees, and is actively bidding to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. The company paid $7.7 billion for seven-year UFC rights and serves about 79 million subscribers worldwide. The price increases are framed as funding for a stronger programming slate as the company pursues larger streaming assets.
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